Chicken In Addition To Spinach Pasta Bake

Ah, a serenity Mon afternoon. The hubby in addition to Boy #1 are off at a hockey game, Boy #2 is upstairs watching Dumbo, I took a ability nap on the couch, rolled out roughly virile individual monarch cake dough, in addition to decided to update my blog. I wanted to larn laundry position away in addition to build clean upwards our toy room a bit, but since the man child is upstairs watching a motion painting I've decided to position all that off in addition to bargain amongst it after to savour roughly peace in addition to serenity downstairs. Ahhh. I receive got to revel inwards it directly because I know it won't final long!!

This was roughly other novel recipe nosotros had for dinner this yesteryear week. I had express grocery coin to use, but I had a lot of the items for this on manus already. It came from (surprise, surprise) Pinterest. I dearest a proficient casserole in addition to this i sounded actually tasty. Pasta, chicken, spinach, in addition to cheese? Sounds scrumptious! Oh, Pinterest, where would my life travel if I hadn't discovered you. If my hubby were answering that query I'm certain he'd come upwards up amongst roughly witty comment nearly how our trouble solid would travel clean, laundry would travel done, in addition to we'd consume dinner on fourth dimension every night. But, he's not, thus I'll become on amongst my Pinterest obsession fascination.

Chicken in addition to Spinach Pasta Bake
Source: Adapted from Saving Money Living Life blog (found via Pinterest)

8 oz uncooked whole wheat rotini pasta
1 T olive oil
1 c chopped onion
1 (10 oz) pack frozen spinach, thawed
iii c cubed, cooked chicken breasts
1 (14 oz) tin Italian-style diced tomatoes, drained
1 (8 oz) container Philadelphia chive & onion cream cheese
1 loving cup ricotta cheese
½ t salt
½ t pepper
1½ c shredded mozzarella cheese

Prepare pasta according to bundle directions. Spread crude on bottom of 9x13 baking dish; add together onion inwards a unmarried layer. Bake at 375 for xv minutes or only until tender. Transfer onion to large bowl, laid aside.

Drain chopped spinach well. Stir pasta, spinach, chicken, & side yesteryear side v ingredients into onion inwards bowl. Spoon mixture into dish & sprinkle evenly amongst shredded mozzarella cheese. Bake uncovered at 375 for thirty minutes.

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I alone changed upwards the master copy recipe slightly. It called for rigatoni, but I similar whole wheat pasta, but my grocery stores don't deport whole wheat rigatoni, thus I used rotini instead. I also added inwards the ricotta because 1) I was worried it wasn't going to travel creamy enough, in addition to 2) I had roughly inwards the refrigerator that needed to travel used up. Plus we're all nearly extra cheeses hither at my house. The master copy recipe also called for baking it covered for thirty minutes in addition to and thus uncovered for 15. I didn't desire to facial expression that long to eat, in addition to I actually didn't run across the signal inwards it since all the parts were cooked already in addition to it only had to combine in addition to estrus up. It worked out fine that way. if I had to a greater extent than fourth dimension I mightiness endeavor it the master copy agency to run across how it compared.

This was a full hitting amongst everyone inwards my family. The hubby in addition to I specially dug it, in addition to Boy #2 had to a greater extent than than i serving. Boy #1 I estimate was to a greater extent than lukewarm nearly it directly that I intend dorsum to dinner that night, but he notwithstanding ate most of his in addition to didn't complain. No complaining nearly a dinner, I receive got that equally a win. This is definitely something I would brand again. The hubby in addition to I actually enjoyed the leftovers for tiffin the side yesteryear side brace days, too.


By the way, I calculated this to travel 279 calories per serving, assuming vii servings (based on the portions I served myself in addition to the husband).